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CM500 Adapter

Troy Davis
https://www.ebay.com/itm/351072109250


Troy Davis
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Re: CM500 Adapter

Josh Fiden
$35 ? Ouch. $5 in parts and break out the soldering iron! Mouser has these connectors for $1.50-ish each.

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Josh W6XU

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Re: CM500 Adapter

Jim Rhodes-2
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The Amazon one is what I have had for several years. Works a charm and just
little cheaper!


On Wed, May 6, 2020, 14:06 Walter Underwood <[hidden email]> wrote:

> $35 is too much for this mic adapter. It probably reflects the small lot
> manufacturing cost, but you don’t need to pay that.
>
> This adapter costs $5.45 and does the same thing.
>
> https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000068O5H/
>
> The KX3 mic connection is TRRS, but Ring 2 and Sleeve are both connected
> to ground. They are labeled mic ground and logic ground, but they are tied
> together inside the radio, so a TRS plug works just fine. The wiring detail
> is from the Fred Cady book.
>
> wunder
> K6WRU
> Walter Underwood
> CM87wj
> http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)
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> > On May 6, 2020, at 10:24 AM, Troy Davis <[hidden email]> wrote:
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